İrem Altuğ began her acting career after winning the advertising star contest in 1988. Until 1988-1998 she acted in approximately 40 commercials. Around the same years, she joined the child actor group “İstanbul Culture Actors” and appeared in various children’s plays. In 1998 she entered Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Acting Department. In 2000, she went to the US to continue her acting studies in the San Francisco State University Drama Department. İrem Altuğ, who has been taken part in both cinema and TV projects, was nominated for the best actress of the year in 2012 Sadri Alışık Film Awards with her performance in the movie “Nar (Pomegranate).” She has been teaching improvisation, drama, diction, and on-camera acting workshops in various schools for ten years. İrem Altuğ has been writing short and feature film scripts. The short film “Direk Aşk (Direct Love)” she wrote and produced received more than twenty awards, including the most creative story award. She has been playing the character Ayşe, in the TV drama “Çukur (Hole)” which has been in its 4th season.
FILMOGRAPHY
Films:
2016 Bize Ne Oldu / What Happened to Us – Özer Kızıltan (Endemol)
2015- Suda Balık / Fish in the Water – Tülay Kocatürk (Hayalbaz Film)
2013- Yola Çıkmak – Evren Erdem (EVR Film)
2011 – Nar / Pomegranate – Ümit Ünal (Artı Yapım)
2009 – Melekler ve Kumarbazlar / Angels and Gamblers – Ertekin Akpınar (Hayalet Film)
2008 – Kirpi / Porcupine – Erdal Murat Aktaş (Demo Film)
2006 – Eve Giden Yol 1914 – Semir Aslanyürek (Özen Film)
1991 – Karılar Koğuşu – Halit Refiğ (Erler Film)
TV Series:
2017/2002 Çukur / Hole – Show TV, Director: Sinan Öztürk
2016 Masum / Innocent – Blutv, Director: Seren Yüce
2015 Çember / Circle – Star TV, Director: Abdullah Oğuz (ANS Yapım)
2013 Aşk Ekmek Hayaller / Love, Bread, and Dreams – Show TV, Director: Abdullah Oğuz (ANS Yapım)
2011 Kayıp Aranıyor / Missing – TRT, Director: Şafak Bal (Son Perde Yapım)
2009 Boğaziçinde Cinayet / Murder in Bosphorus – ARD, Director: Michael Kreindl-(Anka Film)
2007/2008 Vazgeç Gönlüm –Star TV, Director: Adnan Güler-(Gold Film)
2006/2007 – Ihlamurlar Altında / Under the Linden Tree – Kanal D, Director: Aydın Bulut-(Avşar Film)
2004 – Şeytan Ayrıntıda Gizlidir – TRT 1, Director: Cevdet Mercan-(RTFY)